Category Archives: White Noise

Sometimes good things happen

Posted on February 11, 2020 by reelentropy

This was supposed to be 1917’s night, but I came in with a sneaking suspicion. A suspicion that there would be, well, not quite an upset, but the Academy would go a different direction, that they would give 1917 its … Continue reading →

Posted in Beta Decay, White Noise | Tagged #oscars, 1917, Ad Astra, Bong Joon-ho, Greta Gerwig, Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, The Current War, The Irishman | 1 Comment

10 years of entropy

Posted on January 15, 2020 by reelentropy

It is Jan. 15, 2020. Ten years ago today, I caught a matinee showing of The Book of Eli, a deeply forgettable Denzel Washington vehicle boasting Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman as the villain, at AMC Irving Mall. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | 2 Comments

The most important movies of 2019

Posted on January 10, 2020 by reelentropy

Annual top 10 lists are dumb and arbitrary and I hate them, even as I’ve started doing them. We can do better here. Instead of a static list of 10 favorites, 10 peanuts with which to pack the year away … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #Disney, #martin scorsese, #quentin tarantino, #robert eggers, #spotlight, #star wars, #the lion king, 21 Bridges, A Hidden Life, Aladdin, Ari Aster, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Bird Box, Black and Blue, Box Office Mojo, Captain Marvel, Dark Waters, Dumbo, Frozen II, It: Chapter 2, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Jordan Peele, Josh and Benny Safdie, Maleficent 2, Midsommar, Official Secrets, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Queen and Slim, Roma, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Disney Empire, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, The Mandalorian, The Report, Toy Story 4, Uncut Gems, Us | Leave a comment

Scorsese lays out fears in ‘Irishman’

Posted on December 17, 2019 by reelentropy

5/10 So, don’t tell anybody about this, but I think Martin Scorsese might be a little nervous about dying. In I Heard You Paint Houses — marketing title The Irishman — an elderly Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran (Robert De Niro), … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #anna paquin, #leonardo dicaprio, #martin scorsese, #mcu, #robert de niro, #the departed, Al Pacino, Bill Bufalino, Frank Sheeran, Gemini Man, Goodfellas, I Heard You Paint Houses, Jimmy Hoffa, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Taxi Driver, The Godfather, The Irishman | 2 Comments

Inconsequential sequels sweep through cinemas

Posted on November 4, 2019 by reelentropy

In an era of long-awaited sequels, remakes and “soft reboots” that roll into theaters decades after their corresponding media, Disney’s and Sony’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Zombieland: Double Tap were the least long-awaited, releasing five and 10 years after … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #adventureland, #angelina jolie, #cinderella, #Disney, #james cameron, #jesse eisenberg, #snow white and the huntsman, #terminator 2, Abigail Breslin, aliens, Emma Stone, maleficent, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Superbad, woody harrelson, Zombieland, Zombieland: Double Tap | Leave a comment